[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 129 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1105-D1106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 6325-
6337; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 101; H. Con. Res. 495-496; and H. 
Res. 1083-1087, were introduced.                             
  Page H8672
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8672-73
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Chaplain Scott 
Crosley, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.   
  Page H8643
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  To convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by 
the Commissioner of Reclamation: S. 101, to convey to the town of 
Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of 
Reclamation--clearing the measure for the President;     
  Pages H8645-46
  New England Wilderness Act of 2006: S. 4001, to designate certain 
land in New England as wilderness for inclusion in the National 
Preservation system and certain land as a National Recreation Area--
clearing the measure for the President;                  
  Pages H8646-49
  Providing a new effective date for the applicability of certain 
provisions of law to Public Law 105-331: H.R. 6325, to provide a new 
effective date for the applicability of certain provisions of law to 
Public Law 105-331;                                      
  Pages H8649-50
  Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006: Concur in Senate 
amendments to H.R. 5585, to improve the netting process for financial 
contracts, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 522--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                               Pages H8650-51, H8654-55
  Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World 
Series: H. Res. 1078, to congratulate the St. Louis Cardinals on 
winning the 2006 World Series, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 523; and       
  Pages H8651-53, H8655
  Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007: 
H.J. Res. 100, to make further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2007.                                               
  Pages H8653-54
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1083, electing 
Representative Sekula Gibbs to the Committees on Education and the 
Workforce and Transportation and Infrastructure.             
  Page H8655
Conditional Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
496, providing for the conditional adjournment of the House and 
conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate.         
  Pages H8655-56
Convening day of the 110th Congress: The House agreed to H.J. Res. 101, 
appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One 
Hundred Tenth Congress.                                      
  Page H8656
Authorization to print as a House document of ``A History, Committee on 
the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, 1813-2006'': The 
House agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from committee and pass 
H. Con. Res. 423, amended, authorizing to print as a House document of 
``A History, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of 
Representatives, 1813-2006''.                                
  Page H8656
Clarifying the provision of nutrition services to older Americans: The 
House agreed by unanimous consent to H.R. 6326, to clarify the 
provision of nutrition services to older Americans.          
  Page H8656
Speaker pro tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Tom Davis of Virginia and Representative Wolf, 
to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
resolutions through December 5, 2006.                        
  Page H8657
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, December 6, 2006.                     
  Page H8656
  Agreed, without objection, the business in order under the Calendar 
Wednesday rule is dispensed with today, November 15, 2006.   
Page H8657
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on

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pages H8654-55 and H8655. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 1:16 p.m., pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 496, the House stands adjourned until 1:30 
p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2006, unless it sooner has received a 
message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of the concurrent 
resolution, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to 
that concurrent resolution until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2006.